14-year-old Reports Rape In Allentown Police

Allentown detectives are investigating the reported robbery and rape of a 14-year-old last night in a covered area at Madison and Warren streets.

The victim told police she was returning home from grocery shopping when she was grabbed from behind by her assailant, who put a knife to her throat, demanded money and raped her.

The girl told detectives she was walking between two buildings in the 1400 block of Allen Street when she was assaulted. She said she gave her attacker $30, after which he led her to the covered area where she was raped. The victim said a road grader was stored where the incident occurred.

She described the suspect as a white male wearing a hooded field jacket.